When you receive your reborn doll, if you ordered online, or when you get it home if you got it from a craft fayre, you will no doubt want to spend time with it. This is fine, but be sure you don't overlook the maintenance of your reborn doll.

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Step 8: Mottling

Requires: Mop brush, Berry Maker Tool, Pyrole Red 03

This stage is optional, you do not have to do this. However, it does add more realism to a reborn. Mottling fills out an area with extra color, after all skin isn’t one shade. The trick is to blot off most of the color on the brush before applying as you do not need to use very much.

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Step 5: Add some shading

Requires: Cosmetic sponges, Flesh 04 mixture

With the dolls head on its side, dip the sponge in the mixture and pounce some color in the area just in front of the ear. Turn the head and repeat on the other side.

Next, do the same on the limbs. On the outside of the arms, pounce the color from the shoulder to the hands. Do the same for the legs, going from the ankle all the way to the upper thigh.

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Step 1: Addinhg Depth

Requires: #2 shader brush, Fan brush, Burnt Umber Light mixture

First of all, take your #2 shader brush and with a small amount of the Burnt Umber Light Mixture, paint a line into each crevice on the doll. Remove any excess with a sponge and be careful not to add too much paint.

The purpose here is to add depth by producing shadows onto the doll. If areas appear too dark, then feather them out a bit with a fan brush.

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